West Coast of Northern Cape
This is the low-lying coastal strip of deep sands that lies along the West Coast of South Africa. However it requires distinction from the more southern West Coast north of Cape Town. We define the southern extent of the region as occurring from where the Olifants River enters the sea at Papendorp west of Vredendal, to the mouth of the Orange River at Alexander Bay on the SA/Namibian border. Technically the Northern Cape is further north of Papendorp, but there is no natural barrier to demarcate this region. It is more arid than the southern West Coast and has a significant number of endemics that do not occur in the southern West Coast.
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Bulbine margarethae
Antimima fenestrata
Ziziphus
Ixia acaulis
Moraea ciliata
Eriospermum arachnoideum
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Brunsvigia radula
Antimima turneriana
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Taxonomy term
Adromischus
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Gk. adros = thick; miskhos = a stalk; referring to the thick stalks of the species.
Albuca
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La. albus = white or albicans = becoming white; referring to the colouring of some Albuca flowers.
Albuca canadensis
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Latin meaning from Canada
Androcymbium
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Gk. andro- = male (in botanical language, stamen); kymbium = cup or saucer (La. cymba). The petal limbs enfold the stamens. Common names ‘men-in-a-boat’, ‘cup-and-saucer’.
Androcymbium
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Gk. andro- = male (in botanical language, stamen); kymbium = cup or saucer (La. cymba). The petal limbs enfold the stamens. Common names ‘men-in-a-boat’, ‘cup-and-saucer’.
Arctotis
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Gk. arkto- = brown bear; -otis = an ear. The bear-like ears have been linked, variously, to the earlike pappus scales, outer involucral bracts or the shaggy fruit.
Asteraceae
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Named after the genus Aster. The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning "star", referring to the shape of the flower head.
Bulbine
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La. bulbus = an onion or bulb. A misnomer in that the plants do not have a bulbous base.
Cheiridopsis
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Gk. kheiris = a sleeve, -opsis = resembling; referring to the old, dry leaves which form a protective sheath around new emerging green leaves.